Well, one thing's for sure, I'm starting to get extremely pissed off at Western Europeans' attitudes towards Eastern, Southeastern or Southern Europeans. Sure, criticize their governments, criticize them for choosing such governments, lobby for immigration control, but, for the love of God, don't demonize, generalize and stereotype people.

I'm pretty sure you just demonstrated some hypocrisy in those two sentences.

When watching Question Time, either last week or the week before, a government minister was talking about a way to combat health tourism and other similar immigration issues relating to benefits by having a 3 month gap between the person entering the country and their eligibility for access to social programs.

I probably should have said immigration/customs station? It was in Heathrow Airport.

'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

I dont think that approach would work.
You should rather advertise immigration to another country (preferably a country you don't want relations with).
Something like; Dont choose Britain, try France much better in every way!

I dont think that approach would work.
You should rather advertise immigration to another country (preferably a country you don't want relations with).
Something like; Dont choose Britain, try France much better in every way!

True, I meant to say "some Western Europeans'". However, I haven't encountered a Western European yet who didn't think Romanians and Bulgarians were demons.

Yarr! Fear my horns! Polishing them is evil!

On a serious note - going from a 150 euro/month paycheck to a 4x+ one is attractive, and the hope of fulfilling more dreams in another country can't be killed no matter what campaigns are launched.
Also, calling romanians/bulgarians gipsies/rromani or vice-versa is not very constructive (not posted here, at least yet, but it does happen. I for one got asked many questions about my "gipsy" culture/life, after revealing my nationality).

Well, one thing's for sure, I'm starting to get extremely pissed off at Western Europeans' attitudes towards Eastern, Southeastern or Southern Europeans. Sure, criticize their governments, criticize them for choosing such governments, lobby for immigration control, but, for the love of God, don't demonize, generalize and stereotype people.

The articles being shown here are funny as hell (and will no way be used!), but I am not sure how they are attempting to "demoniz(s)e, generaliz(s)e or stereotype Eastern, Southeastern or Southern Europeons? I may be misunderstanding your meaning? My views on "Johnny Foreigners" (as an Englishman) are the same regardless of where you are from (but I am especially suspicious of ze Germans...) /end sarcasm!

Originally Posted by Cybran

This is another gem.

The font on that is awful, and looks like a child has made it... I get so annoyed at work when people send me production schedules as Excel sheets and they use COMIC SANS MS as the font because it looks "nice". All users of this font should burn in hell!!!

Originally Posted by Cybran

Britain crushed the Egyptians as well. This is what they used to do, kill the people who want independence. Haven't any of you seen Brave heart? Falklands, Northern Ireland and Scotland should be able to break free like India did.

The articles being shown here are funny as hell (and will no way be used!), but I am not sure how they are attempting to "demoniz(s)e, generaliz(s)e or stereotype Eastern, Southeastern or Southern Europeons? I may be misunderstanding your meaning? My views on "Johnny Foreigners" (as an Englishman) are the same regardless of where you are from (but I am especially suspicious of ze Germans...) /end sarcasm!

I wasn't particularly referring to the contents of this thread, just the general dislike of non-Western Europeans in Western European countries and the forms of demonizing of such people that occurs in such countries.

I wasn't particularly referring to the contents of this thread, just the general dislike of non-Western Europeans in Western European countries and the forms of demonizing of such people that occurs in such countries.

From what I experienced in Britain, it really depends on where you go. I did feel rather excluded in London, but not so in Leeds or anywhere up north really.

But for now, I do plan on moving to England, no matter its state. I'm in a relationship, and I'd rather move to her dump of a country than have her move to my dump of a country. x)

I wasn't particularly referring to the contents of this thread, just the general dislike of non-Western Europeans in Western European countries and the forms of demonizing of such people that occurs in such countries.

I think their efforts are hilarious. I get why dont want us. Just this morning a mob boss who was released for "medical reasons" was shot 4 times...

I think their efforts are hilarious. I get why dont want us. Just this morning a mob boss who was released for "medical reasons" was shot 4 times...

Yea, I heard on tv, what's bad on that, a mafia leader being shot when he was about to be released using a loophole? I personally don't see the problem there. You forgat to say though he was shot next to the Palace of Justice.

I love how the unshaven, smoking, scruffy bit is Scotland, seems very apt.

And London is sitting right in the ass crack.

'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!